Central America

Thousands affected in Honduras and Guatemala after heavy rains

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November 7 |

More than 42,000 people are affected in Honduras and around 26,000 in Guatemala after heavy rains hit those territories.

Seven Honduran departments are still under yellow alert and, according to the Secretariat of State in the Offices of Risk Management and National Contingencies (Copeco), the rains will continue in several regions of the country due to a wedge of high pressure and the entry of moisture from the Caribbean.

In this sense, thunderstorms with electrical activity are expected in central, southern, northern, western and southwestern regions, due to the convergence of wind and humidity from the Pacific.

As a result of this situation, rescue teams had to evacuate a group of families the day before in the city of Puerto Cortés (north) due to flooding.

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On the other hand, in Guatemala, the extensive rains reported throughout the week have caused road blockages, landslides, sinkholes and overflowing of large rivers, such as the Chixoy, in Alta Verapaz and Quiché (center).

According to the latest report of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred), the rainy season in this country has already left 58 dead and almost four million people affected from the end of April until last Friday.

Due to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, which causes heavy rainfall, floods and droughts, this nation warned mainly the eastern departments, such as El Progreso, Chiquimula, Zacapa, Jutiapa and Chimaltenango and part of this capital.

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